TY - JOUR
T1 - A standardized surgical technique for rat superior cervical ganglionectomy
AU - Savastano, Luis Emilio
AU - Castro, Analía Elizabeth
AU - Fitt, Marcos René
AU - Rath, Martin Fredensborg
AU - Romeo, Horacio Eduardo
AU - Muñoz, Estela Maris
N1 - Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - Superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx) is a valuable microsurgical model to study the role of the sympathetic nervous system in a vast array of physiological and pathological processes, including homeostatic regulation, circadian biology and the dynamics of neuronal dysfunction and recovery after injury. Despite having several experimental applications in the rat, a thorough description of a standardized procedure has never been published. Here, we provide a brief review of the principal features and experimental uses of the SCGx, the surgical anatomy of the neck and sympathetic cervical chain, and a step-by-step description of how to consistently remove the superior cervical ganglia through the omohyoid muscle or the carotid triangle. Furthermore, we suggest procedures and precautions to be taken during and after surgery to optimize results and describe tools to validate surgical success. We expect that the following standardized and optimized protocol will allow researchers to organize knowledge into a cohesive framework in those areas where the SCGx is applied.
AB - Superior cervical ganglionectomy (SCGx) is a valuable microsurgical model to study the role of the sympathetic nervous system in a vast array of physiological and pathological processes, including homeostatic regulation, circadian biology and the dynamics of neuronal dysfunction and recovery after injury. Despite having several experimental applications in the rat, a thorough description of a standardized procedure has never been published. Here, we provide a brief review of the principal features and experimental uses of the SCGx, the surgical anatomy of the neck and sympathetic cervical chain, and a step-by-step description of how to consistently remove the superior cervical ganglia through the omohyoid muscle or the carotid triangle. Furthermore, we suggest procedures and precautions to be taken during and after surgery to optimize results and describe tools to validate surgical success. We expect that the following standardized and optimized protocol will allow researchers to organize knowledge into a cohesive framework in those areas where the SCGx is applied.
KW - Animals
KW - Disease Models, Animal
KW - Female
KW - Ganglionectomy
KW - Horner Syndrome
KW - Male
KW - Neck
KW - Neurofilament Proteins
KW - Rats
KW - Rats, Wistar
KW - Superior Cervical Ganglion
U2 - 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.07.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.07.007
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 20637235
SN - 0165-0270
VL - 192
SP - 22
EP - 33
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
IS - 1
ER -